Only a few works of modern fiction have placed Molokai at its center. Alan Brennert’s 2003 novel “Molokai” — set in the 19th century about a young girl ripped from her Honolulu family and taken to Kalaupapa’s Hansen’s disease settlement — has been a bestseller and a favorite among book clubs. In 2007 Kirby Wright published “Molokai Nui Ahina, Summers on the Lonely Isle,” a memoir of childhood summers spent on the East End with his tutu.
Now Molokai is the setting for a murder mystery titled “Molokai Reef.” Autho
r Dennis K. Biby’s new book, now for sale as a $9.99 trade paperback, follows the murder of two genetic engineers. Biby uses the protagonist, Gybe and his wacky friends, including a doobie-smoking scarlet macaw, to combine humor, social commentary, sailing and travelogue into a page-turning read.
Biby inserts authenticity from his firsthand experience sailing the waters of Hawaii. He and his current boat, Ferrity, reside on the Chesapeake Bay.
For more information about “Molokai Reef,” visit MolokaiReef.com. Molokai Reef is available in paperback at Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com and as an e-book at Amazon, Smashwords.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
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And this is why I love themolokainews.com. Shocking psts.